Reasonably straightforward puzzle of no more than average difficulty
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | HAAR – H(A)AR(wich); sea mist on the east coast; |
| 4 | MONICKER – MO(N-I)CKER; name=N; a nickname; |
| 10 | ESCHEWALS – E-SCH-(wales)*; |
| 12 | ACTED – (fr)ACTED; |
| 13 | RUELLIA – RUE-LL-I-A; area=A; an acanthus; |
| 15 | BILL – two meanings 1=point of an anchor 2=announce; |
| 16 | STEALT – ST-EA-LT; stole (bagged) in Skye; |
| 17 | LEAN,ON – LE(b)ANON; |
| 19 | PHONETISING – (this opening)*; |
| 21 | EN,PLEIN,JOUR – (lone juniper)*; broad daylight in Bordeaux; |
| 24 | TRITON – TR(y)-IT-ON; Greek mythology; |
| 26 | FANTEE – FAN-TEE (shirt); buff=FAN; Ghanaians; |
| 27 | AWDL – (d)AWDL(e); Welsh poem; |
| 29 | MILITAR – change “m-a-rtial” to “m-i-rtial” then anagram; |
| 30 | KENTE – KENT-(cas)E; KENT=knew from “ken”=know in Kilbride; silk; |
| 31 | LOWMINDED – LOW(MIND)ED; blaze=low in Leith; |
| 32 | HERISSON – HER(ISS)ON; scoff=hiss; defensive weapon; |
| 33 | EASY – (gr)EASY; |
| Down | |
| 1 | HEATSPOT – H(EATS-P)OT; |
| 2 | ACTAEON – ACT-AEON; ACT=kid=feign; hunter who was turned into a stag; |
| 3 | RHEA – pick up=”hear” then move “r” to give RHEA; flightless bird; |
| 4 | MEDDLE – two meanings; |
| 5 | NAUPLIIFORM – (firm up loan I)*; larval form of eg crab; |
| 6 | ILEXES – IL-EXES; Illinois=IL; |
| 7 | KYLIN – KY-LIN; neat=cow=KY; waterfall=LIN; Chinese paint for pots; |
| 8 | EPILOGUES – (eulogies)* surrounds P=priest; |
| 9 | REAL – LAER reversed (see laager); |
| 11 | WRITTEN,LAWS – WRIT-TEN-LAWS; |
| 14 | OTHERWISE – (theories)* surrounds w=weight; |
| 18 | NO,REMEDY – (more needy – e=earl)*; Waggledagger for “needful” – see remedy in C; |
| 20 | NOTANDA – NOT-A-N-DA; about=A; new=N; haircut=DA; |
| 22 | LOTTOS – LOT(TO)S; |
| 23 | NANKIN – NAN-KIN; catty=weight=KIN; relative=NAN; cotton; |
| 25 | IDLER – (f)ID(d)LER; fine=f; finally band=d; |
| 27 | AMAH – HAM-A reversed; a wetnurse; |
| 28 | GENE – two meanings 1=sheepish in France; 2=hereditary character; |
Well even if it isnt online.. they do make the participating far more forbidding than even solving Mephisto 🙂